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Alkaloid vs Hapalindole - What's the difference?

alkaloid | hapalindole |

As nouns the difference between alkaloid and hapalindole

is that alkaloid is (organic chemistry) any of many organic heterocyclic bases, that occur in nature and often have medicinal properties while hapalindole is (biochemistry) any of a group of antibacterial, antimycotic and antialgal alkaloids isolated from the blue-green alga hapalosiphon fontinalis .

As an adjective alkaloid

is relating to, resembling, or containing alkali.

alkaloid

English

(wikipedia alkaloid)

Noun

(en noun)
  • (organic chemistry) Any of many organic heterocyclic bases, that occur in nature and often have medicinal properties.

    • Hyponyms

    * See also

    Related terms

    * atropine * codeine * Demerol * emetine * ergotamine * lysergic acid * meperidine * morphine * nicotine * papaverine * pethidine * piperidine * reserpine * scopine * strychnine * thebaine * yohimbine

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Relating to, resembling, or containing alkali.
    • (Webster 1913) ----

    hapalindole

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (biochemistry) Any of a group of antibacterial, antimycotic and antialgal alkaloids isolated from the blue-green alga Hapalosiphon fontinalis

    • References

    * J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1994